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9x
1978-1993
91-137#
6x
1978-1994
91-106#
5x
1986-1995
115#
5x
1982-1994
198-HWT#
5x
1983-1991
163#
5x
1979-1988
143-163#
4x
1981-1994
150-163#
4x
1986-1990
91-137#
3x
1993-2008
150-152#
3x
1992-1994
HWT#
3x
1991-1993
121-132#
3x
1985-1992
165-181#
3x
1986-1989
106-130#
3x
1983-1988
106-163#
3x
1984-1986
98-106#
3x
1980-1986
192-HWT#
3x
1982-1985
91-132#
3x
1980-1984
98-150#
3x
1979-1984
178-198#
3x
1980-1983
220-HWT#

Empire State Games

MULTI-TIME CHAMPIONS

113 Multiple Place-Winners
9x Champions (1)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
91-137
✦ Bill Starke 1978 ➋ 1980 ➊ 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➋ 1985 ➊ 1985 ➊ 1989 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1991 ➌ 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
6x Champions (3)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
198-HWT
✦ Jim Hall 1990 ➊ 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊ 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊ 1995 ➊
91-106
✦ Brett Cook 1978 ➌ 1979 ➊ 1980 ➋ 1981 ➊ 1981 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1989 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊
98-115
✦ Tony Olang 1978 ➌ 1979 ➋ 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1981 ➋ 1982 ➊ 1982 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1988 ➎ 1989 ➊ 1989 ➌ 1990 ➌ 1991 ➊ 1992 ➌ 1993 ➌
5x Champions (8)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
115
✦ Darren Goldstein 1986 ➊ 1986 ➌ 1989 ➊ 1992 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
163-181
✦ Dwight Berry 1987 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1991 ➌ 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
198-HWT
✦ Chris Tironi 1982 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➋ 1986 ➊ 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊ 1991 ➊ 1994 ➊
121-150
✦ Van Fronhofer 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊
163
✦ Dale Oliver 1983 ➊ 1986 ➊ 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1991 ➊
126-137
✦ Frank Famiano 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊ 1981 ➊ 1983 ➊ 1988 ➊
143-163
✦ Jon Cardi 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊ 1982 ➊ 1986 ➊ 1988 ➊
137-150
✦ Joe Davidson 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊ 1980 ➋ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
4x Champions (4)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
150-163
✦ Gene Nighman 1981 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1983 ➌ 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊ 1994 ➊
220-HWT
✦ Mike DeCapua 1983 ➊ 1985 ➌ 1986 ➋ 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1989 ➌ 1990 ➊ 1992 ➌ 1994 ➌
91-137
✦ Frank Fronhofer 1986 ➊ 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1990 ➊
98-126
✦ Shawn Sheldon 1981 ➊ 1981 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1990 ➊
3x Champions (23)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
150-152
✦ Seiji Mugishima 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊ 1995 ➌ 2008 ➌
90-115
✦ Paul Paquin 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
HWT
✦ Antoine Smith 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊
106-130
✦ Doug Riddell 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
121-132
✦ Terry Showalter 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
90-106
✦ Todd Rutecki 1989 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1992 ➊
165-181
✦ Tim Habecker 1985 ➋ 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1989 ➌ 1991 ➌ 1992 ➊
106-115
✦ Mike Jamison 1989 ➊ 1990 ➊ 1991 ➊
106-130
✦ Troy Bouzakis 1986 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1989 ➊
132-163
✦ J.J. Stanbro 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1989 ➊
106-163
✦ Nick Garone 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊ 1988 ➎
91-123
✦ Jeff Prescott 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊ 1986 ➋
98-106
✦ Ron Yarkin 1984 ➊ 1984 ➌ 1985 ➊ 1986 ➊
132-181
✦ Andy Seras 1979 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➊ 1986 ➊
192-HWT
✦ Kirk Butryn 1980 ➊ 1981 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➌ 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊ 1986 ➌
198-220
✦ Phil Lanzatella 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1981 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1983 ➌ 1986 ➊ 1986 ➌
91-132
✦ Rick Brzozinski 1982 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊
220-HWT
✦ Javier Armengau 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➊ 1984 ➌ 1985 ➋
98-150
✦ Marty King 1980 ➊ 1981 ➌ 1982 ➊ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➌
115-137
✦ Al Palacio 1980 ➊ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➊ 1984 ➌
178-198
✦ Kevin Morris 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊ 1984 ➊
150
✦ John Parisella 1979 ➊ 1979 ➌ 1980 ➊ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➋
220-HWT
✦ Jeff Blatnick 1980 ➊ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➊
2x Champions (74)

                        
Lbs   Wrestler
91-137
✦ Butch Hibbard 1981 ➋ 1981 ➌ 1982 ➊ 1984 ➌ 1988 ➊ 1994 ➎ 1995 ➌
97-121
✦ Nino LoCascio 1993 ➌ 1993 ➎ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
106-121
✦ Carl Fronhofer 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
126
✦ William Starke 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
137-150
✦ Mike Castro 1992 ➌ 1993 ➊ 1995 ➊
141-165
✦ Bill Payne 1993 ➌ 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
163-181
✦ John Pavlin 1989 ➌ 1993 ➊ 1995 ➊
190-220
✦ Marlon Greenwood 1994 ➊ 1995 ➊
90-141
✦ Jeff Reese 1990 ➊ 1992 ➌ 1994 ➊
115-130
✦ Dylan Urban 1993 ➊ 1994 ➊
137-143
✦ Jeromy McVige 1991 ➎ 1992 ➊ 1994 ➊
52-90
✦ Lance Allen 1989 ➊ 1993 ➊
90-106
✦ Don Klein 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
97-115
✦ Jason Goldman 1991 ➊ 1993 ➊
97-106
✦ Andy Matteotti 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
106-137
✦ Keith Strychalsky 1988 ➊ 1989 ➊ 1989 ➊ 1993 ➌
106-115
✦ Brian Schaal 1992 ➊ 1993 ➊
HWT
✦ Matt Stein 1991 ➊ 1993 ➊
115-137
✦ Chris Stevens 1988 ➌ 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊
123-163
✦ Marty Wycoff 1986 ➋ 1991 ➊ 1992 ➊
163-198
✦ Ethan Bosch 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊ 1992 ➊
HWT
✦ Joe Muscarella 1989 ➌ 1990 ➊ 1991 ➌ 1992 ➊
181-198
✦ Tod Giles 1979 ➋ 1981 ➊ 1991 ➊
192-220
✦ Jeff Ellis 1983 ➊ 1983 ➌ 1984 ➌ 1986 ➋ 1991 ➊
163
✦ Dale Oliver 1982 ➊ 1990 ➊
HWT
✦ Joe Yanis 1989 ➊ 1990 ➊
106-115
✦ Zulfakar Ally 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊ 1989 ➎
121-130
✦ Dave Brainard 1988 ➊ 1989 ➊
123-137
✦ Fritz Zagorski 1986 ➊ 1986 ➌ 1987 ➌ 1989 ➊
130-137
✦ Ralph Howard 1986 ➊ 1987 ➊ 1989 ➌
137-150
✦ Luis Palacio 1985 ➊ 1985 ➋ 1986 ➋ 1986 ➋ 1987 ➊ 1989 ➎
150
✦ Scott Detore 1985 ➌ 1986 ➊ 1989 ➊
181
✦ Fred Meyer 1985 ➊ 1989 ➊
106-115
✦ Keith Ketcham 1985 ➋ 1986 ➊ 1988 ➊
126
✦ Tom Wilder 1986 ➊ 1986 ➋ 1988 ➊
176
✦ Jon Welch 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊
178-198
✦ Joe Chetti 1980 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1988 ➊
218
✦ Al Wooten 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊
HWT
✦ Jeff Way 1987 ➊ 1988 ➊
48-115
✦ Leroy Witherspoon 1980 ➊ 1981 ➌ 1982 ➌ 1984 ➋ 1984 ➋ 1985 ➋ 1987 ➊
91-115
✦ Kyle Wagner 1984 ➊ 1986 ➌ 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊
137-150
✦ Isaac Anderson 1983 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1987 ➊
152-154
✦ Kurt Lassen 1986 ➊ 1986 ➌ 1987 ➊
198
✦ Matt Ryan 1985 ➊ 1987 ➊
HWT
✦ Curtis Tironi 1986 ➊ 1987 ➊
126-137
✦ Gene Mills 1978 ➊ 1986 ➊
143-181
✦ John Leone 1982 ➋ 1982 ➌ 1983 ➌ 1984 ➌ 1985 ➊ 1986 ➊
198-220
✦ Carl Muzi 1985 ➊ 1986 ➊
220-HWT
✦ Mike Conners 1981 ➊ 1982 ➋ 1986 ➊
143
✦ Ken Maisel 1984 ➊ 1985 ➊
HWT
✦ Lester Ware 1983 ➊ 1985 ➊
115-132
✦ Phil Consiglio 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1984 ➋
126
✦ Charles Kennedy 1982 ➌ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊
165-181
✦ Pete Capone 1979 ➋ 1982 ➋ 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊
178
✦ Greg Linkner 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊ 1984 ➋
181
✦ Michael Paquette 1981 ➋ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➋
198-220
✦ Kurt Honis 1981 ➌ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➋ 1984 ➊
220-HWT
✦ Randy Cotton 1983 ➊ 1984 ➊
91-115
✦ Bret Penrith 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➋ 1983 ➊
106-123
✦ Willie Warren 1981 ➋ 1982 ➊ 1983 ➊
91-106
✦ Peter Fusco 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
98-123
✦ Jeff Clark 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
106-115
✦ Larry Gallo 1980 ➌ 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
143-150
✦ John Placek 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
178-192
✦ Dan Mayo 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊ 1982 ➊
HWT
✦ Lou Cosentino 1981 ➊ 1982 ➊
220
✦ Bob Button 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊
220
✦ Lester Ware 1979 ➊ 1980 ➊ 1980 ➋
91-106
✦ John Puglisi 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊
112-123
✦ John Iannuzzi 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊
145-165
✦ Kevin Troche 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊
150-163
✦ Dave Foxen 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊
181-198
✦ Steve Marone 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊
HWT
✦ Don Mayorga 1978 ➊ 1979 ➊

HISTORY

20 Known Events

                        
Year   Event
2008 ✦ Empire State Games XXXI — Binghamton, NY
2001 ✦ Empire State Games XXIII — Hamilton, NY
1995 ✦ Empire State Games XVIII — Ithaca, NY
1994 ✦ Empire State Games XVII — Syracuse, NY
1993 ✦ Empire State Games XVI — Brockport, NY
1992 ✦ Empire State Games XV — Troy, NY
1991 ✦ Empire State Games XIV — Troy, NY
1990 ✦ Empire State Games XIII — Syracuse, NY
1989 ✦ Empire State Games XII — Ithaca, NY
1988 ✦ Empire State Games XI — Syracuse, NY
1987 ✦ Empire State Games X — Syracuse, NY
1986 ✦ Empire State Games IX — Buffalo, NY
1985 ✦ Empire State Games VIII — Buffalo, NY
1984 ✦ Empire State Games VII — Syracuse, NY
1983 ✦ Empire State Games VI — Syracuse, NY
1982 ✦ Empire State Games V — Syracuse, NY
1981 ✦ Empire State Games IV — Syracuse, NY
1980 ✦ Empire State Games III — Syracuse, NY
1979 ✦ Empire State Games II — Syracuse, NY
1978 ✦ Empire State Games I — Syracuse, NY
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1990-1995
198-HWT#
6x
1978-1993
98-115#
6x
1987-1995
163-181#
5x
1987-1992
121-150#
5x
1979-1988
126-137#
5x
1978-1982
137-150#
5x
1983-1994
220-HWT#
4x
1981-1990
98-126#
4x
1993-1995
90-115#
3x
1991-1993
106-130#
3x
1989-1992
90-106#
3x
1989-1991
106-115#
3x
1986-1989
132-163#
3x
1983-1986
91-123#
3x
1979-1986
132-181#
3x
1980-1986
198-220#
3x
1981-1985
220-HWT#
3x
1980-1984
115-137#
3x
1979-1983
150#
3x
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